MCCAIN’S SURGERY MORE SERIOUS THAN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED The Arizona senator had a blood clot removed above his left eye, a procedure that will leave him recuperating for several weeks. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he will delay a vote on the GOP’s Obamacare repeal until McCain has returned to the Senate. [NYT]

TRUMP’S ‘MADE IN AMERICA’ WEEK NOT GOING SO HOT The week has just begun and already the commander-in-chief is being criticized for promoting American-made products despite outsourcing a lot of his own business. [HuffPost]

HOW TRUMP AND THE GOP UNDERESTIMATED OBAMACARE REPEAL Turns out denying millions of people health care is a bit of a political undertaking. [Politico]

IS TRUMP ACTUALLY GOOD FOR RUSSIA? Tabulating just what Mother Russia has gained from the president it worked so hard to elect. [NY Mag]

…AND DID RUSSIA BREAK ANY OF OUR LAWS? While collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign is one thing, simply disseminating fake news isn’t necessarily a violation of election law. [HuffPost]

VENEZUELA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS AS OPPOSITION VOTES Opposition leaders are claiming that pro-government militia fired on voters participating in a symbolic vote against President Nicolas Maduro’s attempts to rewrite the country’s constitution. [AP]

AT LEAST NINE DEAD IN ARIZONA FLASH FLOODING Authorities are looking for possible survivors after at least nine people drowned while swimming in the Verde River. [AP]

WHAT’S BREWING

HOW ABOUT ‘GAME OF THRONES,’ HUH? Actually, last night was kind of a dud, if you ask us. With that in mind, it made perfect sense that Ed Sheeran had a cameo. [HuffPost]

…AND HOW TO AVOID ‘GAME OF THRONES’ Whether you’re hoping to avoid spoilers of just don’t give a darn about what’s happening in Westeros, here’s how to mute chatter about the show on social media. [HuffPost]